Maligned though it may be, the public transportation system remains a lifeline connecting the far-flung corners of the five boroughs. But what many take for granted — a $2.75 ride to get from one end of the city to the other, and almost anywhere in between — others cannot afford.

Under the glittering, pulsating lights, the soundtrack to 1980s New York City — “freestyle” music — made its thunderous return to its home borough before a sold-out crowd at the Lehman Center for the Performing Arts on March 3.

The Bronx High School of Science has given the world two Academy Award winners, which is impressive enough on its own. But add eight Nobel Prize winners, and it would be hard not realize Bronx Science might be on to something.

The New York Police Department cautions people to be aware of their surroundings at all times, and look out not just for their personal belongings, but for their safety as well — even in tonier neighborhoods like Riverdale.

It wasn’t speed that derailed the A train last week, just a few miles away in Harlem, but instead a loose unused track, according to the initial investigation. While MTA didn’t have to deal with fatalities this time, the accident put the entire New York City transit system under a massive microscope.